Study Finds Major Earthquake Threat from the Riasi Fault in the Himalayas
![An anticipated earthquake generated on the Riasi Fault would have a major impact on Jammu. Image-Google Earth Study Finds Major Earthquake Threat from the Riasi Fault in the Himalayas](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/Maps/image19-05-2016-11.24.50.jpg)
CORVALLIS, Ore. – New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people. Scientists have known about the Riasi fault in Indian Kashmir, but it wasn’t thought to be as […]